Decision Workspace
crystals-dilithium vs dilithium-rs vs lib-q-ml-dsa
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
crystals-dilithium
growingv2.0.0
Pure Rust implementation of CRYSTALS-Dilithium and ML-DSA (FIPS 204) digital signatures
55
dilithium-rs
experimentalv0.2.0
Pure Rust implementation of ML-DSA (FIPS 204) / CRYSTALS-Dilithium post-quantum digital signature scheme
53
lib-q-ml-dsa
experimentalv0.0.8
NIST FIPS 204 Module-Lattice Digital Signature Algorithm (ML-DSA) implementation
Core Metrics
| crystals-dilithium | dilithium-rs | lib-q-ml-dsa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 55 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 14.8K | 3.1K | 258 |
| 30d Downloads | 1.3K | 871 | 0 |
| Dependents | 9 | 19 | 24 |
| Releases | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 145d ago | 129d ago | 17d ago |
| Age | 3y | 4m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
crystals-dilithium
Maintenance
9
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
dilithium-rs
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
lib-q-ml-dsa
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| crystals-dilithium | dilithium-rs | lib-q-ml-dsa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.0.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-only | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 9 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 191KB | 42KB | 4.6MB |
| Features | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.78 | 1.70 | 1.96.0 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •crystals-dilithium leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dilithium-rs, lib-q-ml-dsa are pre-1.0 — API may change.